Dispensing device



A. H. NARROW DISPENSING DEVICE Filed sept.. s, 1932 AprilA 1 7-, 1934.

Patented pr. 17, 1934 UNITED STATES PATE-NT oFFicE 2 Claims.

My invention relates to a dispensing device intended particularly fordelivering one at a time such spherical articles as shot, but obviouslyit can be used for delivering articles of many varieties, sizes andshapes by slight modifications of the form illustrated in the drawing.It is an object of the invention to feed such articles to the deliverypoint by gravity.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a device with meansfor preventing accidental escape of the contents or any part thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for handlingarticles of food or the like without any contact between the hands ofthe user and any article except the particular one delivered. In thisway the device sub-serves the function of sugar tongs or the like inthat it will serve such articles as cubes of sugar one at a time withoutany occasion for the hands to touch another object except the one thatis to be used at the moment. l

When used to supply shot for air guns or the like, the device hasanother object in that it tends to prevent the users from putting shotin their mouths, as is commonly done.

Referring to the drawing, which is made `a part of this applicationandin which similar reference characters indicate similar parts:

Fig. 1' is a perspective of one form of the invention,

Fig, 2, a longitudinal central section,

' Fig. 3, a similar section with the device in a different position,

Fig 4, a front end elevation,

Fig. 5, an elevation of another form of the invention, and

Fig. 6, a side elevation of the same.

In the drawing, reference character 10 indicates `a container of anysuitable form and material. This container is or may be closed at oneend by a disc 1l and at the other end is reduced in diameter to permit acap 12 to be positioned on the reduced portion, the circumference of thecap being the same as that of the body of the container. A disc 13 inthe cap forms an end closure for the container and it will be seen thatin the form illustrated the outer ends of both the container and the capare crimped to aid in holding the discs in place, the disc 13 servingalso to limit the inward movement of the cap, in conjunction With theshoulder at 14 on the container against which shoulder the inner end ofthe cap abuts.

The disc 13 has an opening in which there is located a beak 15, hereshown as cylindrical and held between the prongs adjacent the outlet.

(Cl. S12-89) aring at its inner end but which beak may be shapedotherwise so as to conform substantially to the `articles to bedelivered. At or near its outer end the beak is longitudinally slottedso as to provide resilient prongs 16 and 17, here shown as beingpositioned oppositely to one another, though it will be understood thatthe number, size and location of these prongs or beak members may bevaried to suit particular situations. At their front ends the prongs aresprung in- Wardly toward one another to prevent accidental egress of thecontents, this being illustrated in exaggerated form in Fig. 4.

' The device thus far described may be carried in the pocket or in anyother convenient manner and the contents may be moved to approach theoutlet end in any desired way, it being noted that due to the resiliencyof the prongs one or more of the articles in the container will usuallybe Such an article may readily be engaged by the fingers and drawn outof the beak or it may be forced out in other suitable manner. Even ifother articles are in the beak the ngers will not ordinarily touch themand obviously they may be permitted to return to the vbody of thecontainer before removing the single article available or the spacebetween the prongs may be covered or protected in any suitable manner.Pellets such as shown at 18 may be dispensed by my device.

In a modified form of the invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6, I haveindicated a container at 19 in the form of a ilat box, said box beingprovided at its lower end with an opening registering with a beakconsisting of two opposed prongs 20, the normal position of said prongsbeing illustrated in full lines in Fig. 5 and the position to which theymay be sprung being illustrated in dotted lines. Ihe box is providedwith a cover 21 which slips downward over the upper part of the box, itsmovement being limited by a flange 22 on the box engaging with a rim 23on the lid. At the upper end of the box a ring 24 is secured thereto forconvenience in carrying the device by such means as a cord 25 which mayextend around the neck of the user or be carried on the arm or otherwisesuitably supported in any convenient manner so as to cause the contentsto run down into the beak,v so that at least one of the articles in thecontainer is always in a position for withdrawal by the user. It will beunderstood that due to the resiliency oi the beak members only onearticle will ordinarily be permitted to escape, whereupon the beakmembers will swing inward to catch and hold the next article.

It will be obvious to those skilled in the art that my device may beused for dispensing articles of various kinds and may be changed in manyrespects; therefore I do not limit myself to what is shown in thedrawing or as described in the specification but only as indicated inthe appended claims:

Having thus fully described myjsaid invention, what I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A dispensing device for shot or the like comprising a storage chamberhaving a feed opening and resilient concave prongs arranged about saidopening with spaces between them ysaid prongs approaching each othertoward their free ends, the spaces between the prongs .beingsufficiently wide to permit an article held by the prongs to be engagedby the fingers of the user at a point short of the ends of the prongsand forcibly drawn out.

2. A dispensing device for shot or the like comprising a cylindricalstorage chamber having an opening at one end, and a substantiallycylindrical beak extending in axial direction from said end said beakhaving opposed tapering resilient concave members with spaces .betweenthem, said members approaching each other toward their freeends toprovide a tapering conduit leading from said opening, the spaces betweensaid members being of suitable Width to permit an article held byv saidmembers to be grasped by the fingers of the user at a point short of theends of said members and orcibly drawn out.

ANTON H. NARROW.

